About the Event
We would love for you to celebrate National Simultaneous Storytime 2025, with us as we read The Truck Cat by Deborah Frenkel, illustrated by Danny Snell.
National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is an annual event established by Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) to:
- promote the value and importance of reading and literacy,
- promote the value and fun of books,
- share a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator
- celebrate storytime activities in communities around the country,
- and involve parents, caregivers and others in the delight of reading with children.
In 2025, we’re celebrating 25 years of NSS with storytime events at:
Falcon Library: 10am - Book Now!
Lakelands Library: 9.30am - Book Now!
Mandurah Library: 10.00 am - Book Now!
What to expect:
- The reading of The Truck Cat by a very special guest reader.
- A craft activity
- And a light morning tea
About the Book - The Truck Cat
Some cats are house cats. Some are apartment cats. But Tinka is a truck cat. Tinka lives everywhere.
Along with his human, Yacoub, Tinka travels roads wide and narrow, near and distant.
But no matter how much they travel, home feels very far away – for both of them.
Yacoub drives his truck to make a living, learning the landscape of a new country along the way, and longing for connection. When Tinka and Yacoub are unexpectedly separated, they are determined to find their way back to each other and, in doing so, might find more than they expected …
About the Author – Deborah Frenkel
Deborah Frenkel is a writer of books, billboards, and the words on the back of cereal boxes, which to date is probably her most widely read work (and certainly the crunchiest). Her picture books include the award-winning Naturopolis (2022) and The Sydney Harbour Fairy (2023). Deborah is based on Bunurong land, in Melbourne’s Inner West, but spends most of the time squinting at horizons in her imagination.
About the Illustrator – Danny Snell
As a child Danny Snell was a reluctant reader, so it was pictures rather than words that drew him to the wonder of books. Danny went on to study graphic design and illustration at the University of South Australia and he now works as a picture book illustrator and author. His books have won several awards including the CBCA Eve Pownall Award, the Environment Award for Children’s Literature, and the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award.
Danny lives in Adelaide with his partner, his two daughters and a sleepy old cat. And yes, he loves to read!
Spaces are limited. Bookings are essential.
